Saturday, December 31, 2011

Starting the new year with a good night sleep, resting my body and mind to face the challenges that come ahead, dreaming the sweet dreams that travel in my thoughts, where everything is pretty, peaceful and pure...

The photos of the blue lamp shade are from Mokassin - I just bought one, so I wanted to see how it will look in my bedroom! :)

Sunday, December 25, 2011

Saturday, December 24, 2011

Hello, my dear friends! As promised, here I am, to show you our Christmas dinner table. I hope you like it!

I would also like to thank you all - for your words, your visits and caress, the good tips, sensible advice and company. I wish you a happy, happy Christmas and I hope to keep seeing you here for a long time.

Love,

Susana

xoxo

Cake made by Cupcake, as usual - I wanted the deers and the garland with pinks and golds, so we decided on this beauty that you see! :)

Sun, cold weather, children, presents, a beautiful table to decorate and a tasting dinner that I will surely love!... I don't need anymore ingredients to be a happy person! What a joy it will be when the girls unwrap their presents! I want them to keep cheerful Christmas memories, where everything is pretty, glittering and sweet...

Sunday, December 18, 2011

A very quick glimpse of my Christmas dinner table training! This won't be the final version, but I'm testing the colours and layout. Now I have to go to the circus with the girls, so I'm in a hurry! Please tell me: do you like this?

Those who follow the blog's Facebook page (and whom I keep asking to become followers here in the blog as well :)) already know that I will keep posting about my Christmas inspirations and show you how things have been evolving here at home.

Some of the presents that I'm giving Carlota already arrived - those wonderful little boxes from Nest Pretty Things, that match perfectly the Cath Kidston pillows. I'll show you its content later on. As I'm wrapping some presents this weekend, I've been gathering a few ribbons that I placed in the white and gold serving dish. I'll be using that vintage tableware for Christmas dinner, I just love it. Do you like it?

This year I didn't forget: Carlota is giving her teacher a present. Unfortunately, I usually forget these kind of things, even though I really like my daughter's school and her teacher. So I decided to use a Martha Stewart box from last year, and which I find beautiful, and filled it with two of my favourite things: chocolates and vintage ornaments! We'll now tie the red ribbon around the box and place the stickers on top of its lid (you don't see it the photos).

Saturday, December 10, 2011

Just a quick post with some table styling inspiration. I'm decorating our Christmas table in pink and gold (no surprise, really :)) and I'm really excited with my gold flatware! I love the luxury of velvet, so I'm using it to tie the cutlery. Do you like it?

I keep changing my decorations. And Christmas decor is no exception - actually, that's even the rule, as we get so many inspiration around that it's hard to stick to just one style. I wanted something simpler than what I had, I felt the living room was too full. Keeping the pink and gold tones, I decided to create this centerpiece, with the white deers and the candes behind them, for a cozy Christmas feeling...

And maybe we'll have a Christmas tree, after all. But on top of a table, as the issue of broken glass is still something I have to consider because of Conchinha.

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